Historical Markers in Palacios, Texas

Start with these Palacios stories

• Palacios Pavilionsplaced 1991

  In 1903 the Palacios townsite company arranged with the Southern Pacific Railroad to extend its line to the new city.

• St. John's Episcopal Churchplaced 2004

  The community of Collegeport was founded in 1908 across the Tres Palacios Bay from Palacios, which had been established in 1902.

• Luther Hotelplaced 1965

  Old Palacios Hotel. Built 1903, East Bay front. Moved 1905 to present site. Enlarged. A resort for investors from north, buying orchards, land on…

• Palacios Cemeteryplaced 1986

  The primary burial ground for citizens of Palacios, this cemetery dates to the beginnings of the community.

• W.C. Williams Buildingplaced 2015

  William Conrad “Billy” (W.C.) Williams was born in Matagorda County on February 20, 1854, to John Aaron Williams (1816 - 1865) and Catharine…

• Cates-Price Houseplaced 1998

  John T. and Opal Cates Price arrived in Palacios in 1906 and were soon joined by Opal's parents, Reuben and Lula Cates.

Palacios on the Texas history calendar

• June 29: Palacios Pavilions
• March 20: St. John's Episcopal Church

All 16 historical markers in Palacios

• Cates-Price House1998
• First Baptist Church of Palacios2004
• First Presbyterian Church of Palacios1999
• First United Methodist Church of Palacios2003
• General John Augustus Hulen2002
• Home of Horace Yeamans1965
• Luther Hotel1965
• Palacios Cemetery1986
• Palacios Colored School2019
• Palacios Pavilions1991
• Price-Farwell House2004
• Pybus-Koerber House2004
• R. J. Hill Building2000
• Site of Camp Hulen1997
• St. John's Episcopal Church2004
• W.C. Williams Building2015

Historical markers near Palacios

• Blessing8 stories · 12 mi
• Matagorda15 stories · 16 mi
• Indianola9 stories · 21 mi
• Bay City30 stories · 25 mi
• Port Lavaca44 stories · 26 mi
• Louise5 stories · 30 mi

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